Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

USA / Pennsylvania / Chambersburg /
 borough, county seat
borough.chambersburg.pa.us/

Burned during the Civil War: valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/pics/burnt.html

www.chambersburg.org/

Settled 1734 by Benjamin Chambers, who laid out "Chambers Town" in 1764. Seat of Franklin County since 1784. Scene of Civil War events: Raided by "Jeb" Stuart, 1862; occupied by Confederates in 1863; and burned by them in 1864.

www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=8107
www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=18531
www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=2140
www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=8097
www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=8099
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambersburg,_Pennsylvania
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Coordinates:   39°55'56"N   77°39'15"W
This article was last modified 6 years ago